evolutionary significance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofevolutionaryandsignificance
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evolutionary
adjective
uk/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.er.i/
relating to the way in which living things develop over millions ...
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significance
noun[U]
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
importance:
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Theevolutionarysignificanceof these findings is still obscure.
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However, the envelopment of each life-cycle stage by a cisterna of endoplasmatic reticulum is a unifying factor and this must have someevolutionarysignificance.
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However, theevolutionarysignificanceof karyotype variation was never explored, mostly due to the absence of an underlying theoretical model.
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They fail to address theevolutionarysignificanceof primate gregariousness and its implications.
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This is one of the key gaps in our knowledge that is impeding our understanding of theevolutionarysignificanceof lures.
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Several of these commentators also address theevolutionarysignificanceof symmetry perception.
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Threat is, however, not the only theme with potentialevolutionarysignificance.
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Forty-six chapters, written by different authors, cover biochemistry, genetic control, whole plant integration, environmental influences andevolutionarysignificance.
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Do one-third, or half, or twothirds of dreams haveevolutionarysignificanceand the remainder reflect random error?
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A question of theevolutionarysignificanceof germination conditions, in particular the phenomenon of seed dormancy, has attracted the special attention of researchers.
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Theevolutionarysignificanceof niche construction hangs primarily on the feedback it generates.
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Despite theirevolutionarysignificance, little is known about their associated microbial communities.
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These aspects of morphological heteromorphism are important because they may be associated with ecological strategies that haveevolutionarysignificance.
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This study showed that this pattern prevailed in three different forests and highlights the ecological andevolutionarysignificanceof non-restricted frugivores.
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The existence of a hyporesponsive period to stress during childhood can be seen as havingevolutionarysignificance.
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Both hadevolutionarysignificance, but the first was due to the direct action of the environment on the organism whereas the second was a result of the organism's own actions.
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It was therefore decided to undertake a study on theevolutionarysignificanceof the occurrence of promiscuity in ladybirds, with emphasis on both the possible direct and indirect benefits.
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In conclusion, more knowledge is required concerning theevolutionarysignificanceof the reducedreactivity virus strains, their underlying mechanisms, and especially their ability in breaking through antibody-mediated immunity.
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